We took the Ryzen 5 5500 (non-F) out for a spin earlier this year for a budget $100 CPU shootout . Generally, it underperforms the Intel competition at this price, but a 5% to 10% jump would close that gap. If performance holds up, the Ryzen 5 5500F may have a shot at our best CPUs for gaming list with its low price.
The Ryzen 5 7500 is easier to parse. It's identical to the 7500F, just with integrated graphics. It comes with six Zen 4 cores for a total of 12 threads, and unlike the 5500, it exclusively supports DDR5 memory. The 7500 comes with a boost clock of 5 GHz and supports PCIe 5. Like the 5500F, it has a 65W TDP and comes bundled with AMD's Wraith Stealth cooler.
AMD originally announced the Ryzen 5 5500F at $99 and the 7500 at $190, though the current Amazon listings are both $20 higher than that — $120 and $210, respectively. At the time of writing, the CPUs are only available at Amazon in the U.S.; Micro Center and Newegg don't have listings available. When other retailers pick up the chips, prices could come down.
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